What can we expect from the investment professional of the future?

Investment management is a professional activity and what we do as investment professionals can be complex, writes Will Goodhart, chief executive of the CFA Society of the UK.

There is usually an asymmetry of information between us and our clients. We can also be challenged by conflicts of interest. To safeguard our individual reputations (and the reputation of the profession), we choose to sign up to ethical requirements that help us navigate these issues. Ten golden rules for the investment industry in challenging times CFA charterholders and other members of the CFA Institute commit themselves to high ethical and professional standards when they join or renew their membership.  This week, we hold our annual Professionalism Conference which will giv...